Private Equity
Investment bank Sagent Advisors has appointed Joseph Donohue and Bill Kohr as co-CEOs. Both will be succeeding Hal Ritch, the company's co-founder, who will continue as a managing director and board chairman. All changes are effective as of today.
2 min read · 13 March 2015
OpenView Venture Partners has hired Kyle Lacy as head of marketing strategy. Lacy joined from Salesforce's Marketing Cloud, where he worked as director of global content marketing.
2 min read · 13 March 2015
William Blair & Company has named James O'Connor as a managing director and global head of venture capital coverage for the firm's investment banking group. Previously, O'Connor worked at MVC Capital.
3 min read · 11 March 2015
Palm Tree Advisors has promoted Ryan Crago as vice president and hired Loran Frederic as vice president. Based in Los Angeles, Palm Tree Advisors is a private equity and M&A consulting firm.
2 min read · 11 March 2015
San Ramon, California-based Accela, a provider of civic engagement solutions for governments, has appointed Rudy Karsan to its board of directors. Karsan is the founder of Kenexa and Karlani Capital. Accela's backers include Bregal Sagemount, ABRY Partners, Landmark Partners, J.P. Morgan Private Equity and the aforementioned Karlani Capital.
2 min read · 11 March 2015
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has promoted Managing Director David Wolmer to general counsel and chief compliance officer. Wolmer is succeeding Steve Hartman who is retiring but will remain on the board of directors for certain LLCP portfolio companies. He will also serve as a strategic advisor to LLCP. Prior to joining LLCP, Wolmer worked at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. According to LLCP, these changes will become effective March 31, 2015.
2 min read · 11 March 2015
Robertson Stephens said Tuesday that Ronald Florance was named a Senior Strategic Advisor. He will be responsible for strategic asset allocation, financial planning and investment management solutions, as well as communicating the firm’s global investment strategy to the public and the media. Florance was most recently Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank.
3 min read · 11 March 2015
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, a unit of Wells Fargo, has appointed Kael L. Peterson as a business development officer for the commercial services group. Peterson has been with Wells Fargo since 2006.
2 min read · 10 March 2015
LongWater Opportunities LLC, an operations-focused private equity firm, has hired Will Dobbs as a partner at its Dallas office, the company announced on Friday.
1 min read · 10 March 2015
Fox Head Inc, which is backed by Altamont Capital Partners, has named Paul E. Harrington as CEO and director, effective immediately. Harrington has been an operating partner at Altamont since 2013. Based in Irvine, California, Fox is a a maker of motorcoss equipment and apparel.
3 min read · 10 March 2015
